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"A little wisdom is a stumbling block on the way to Buddahood."
"Never let go the reins of the wild colt of the heart."
"The bird that cries korokoro in the mountain rice-field I know to be a hototogisu - yet it may have been my father; it may have been my mother."
"However fickle I seem, my heart is never unfaithful; Out of the slime itself, spotless the lotus grows."
"A single prayer moves heaven."
"Art is the illusion of spontaneity."
"Beginning is easy - Continuing is hard."
"Don't give others what they don't want."
"Don't stay long when the husband is not at home."
"Fall down seven times, get up eight."
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
"Gossip about a person and his shadow will appear."
"If you believe everything you read, better not read."
"In a quarrel, the higher voiced person will win."
"Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law."
"One kind word can warm three winter months."
"The closer you stan to the lighthouse, the darker it gets."
"The reverse side also has a reverse side."
"There is always a piece of fortune in misfortune."
"Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods."
"True words are often not beautiful, just as beautiful words are often not true."
"Vision with action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare."
"We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance."
"When someone's character is not clear to you, look at that person's friends."
"When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends."
"If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by."
"The mind is host, the body guest."